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Fordham University to offer two real estate certificate programs

West Harrison, NY Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, in conjunction with the New York Real Estate Institute, is offering a pair of certificate programs on its Westchester campus.

The Standard Real Estate Principles (SREP) certificate is designed for people employed in the real estate industry or for those seeking entry-level employment in areas such as office administration, basic bookkeeping, budgeting, computer software utilization, leasing, tenant-public relations and debt service. The total cost for the certificate program is $350.

The following courses, totaling 26.25 credit hours, make up the SREP certificate: April 9: Property Management and Managing Risk; April 16: New York Landlord Tenant Relationships, Parts 1 and 2; April 23: Zoning Compliance and Urban Development; and May 14: Fair Housing.

The Fundamentals of Construction Administration (FOCA) certificate is designed for people employed in the construction industry or those seeking entry-level employment in areas such as general contracting, construction administration, support quality control assistance and project scheduling. The total cost for this certificate program is $575.

The following courses, totaling 33.75 credit hours, make up the FOCA certificate: June 11: Zoning Compliance and Urban Development; June 12, 19 and 26: Construction Project Management; and June 18: Fair Housing.

All courses have been approved by the NY Department of State for real estate continuing education credits. Individual courses may be taken without completing the certificate.

For more information or to register for the certificate programs, visit www.pcs.fordham.edu/realestate.

The Westchester campus is conveniently located off I-287, I-684, and the Hutchinson River Parkway. The three-story building sits on 32 landscaped acres in West Harrison, NY. Fordham Westchester is home to the Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies, Gabelli School of Business, Graduate School of Education, and Graduate School of Social Service. It is also home to four institutes: the Beck Institute on Poverty and Religion, Children FIRST, National Center for Social Work Trauma Education, and the Ravazzin Center on Aging.

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